For probably 10 years now, Sherman County law enforcement have dealt with calls about a herd of feral cows. “I call them feral because they just roam the canyons. They’re everywhere,” said Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey. “When I say feral—I mean mean. I’m scared of them.”
A frightening July 4 encounter involving a gun pointed at two youths reached its court conclusion Monday. Robert Pollard, a resident of Hood River who works in The Dalles, will serve 30 days in jail as part of his sentencing in Hood River Circuit Court Dec. 17.
Former Sherman County Sheriff’s Deputy Geremy Shull entered into a diversion agreement on two counts of hit and run stemming from a Feb. 1 crash in The Dalles.
Last month, Regional Jail Administrator Bryan Brandenburg described a recent day at the regional jail that stood out for a frustrating reason: at one point, every inmate in the booking area belonged in a mental health facility. Instead, as regularly happens, they were put behind bars. Booking felt like an acute psychiatric unit, Brandenburg told the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility board at its October meeting.
The Hood River Watershed Group will host presentations by Doug Hart with the Dee Irrigation District and John Buckley with the East Fork Irrigation District on their latest water conservation projects.
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — A waterborne parasite has sickened eight people in Baker City, and officials say they suspect the source is a lake where mountain goats live. The illnesses were confirmed Thursday, and there are likely many more cases, the Baker City Herald reported.
